In our workshop, we've done all of our editing in Unix using the Pico
editor. We could just as well have used our favorite word processors on
our desktop computers. For longer HTML documents, it often makes more
sense to use a word processor than to use Pico, which is a fairly limited
program after all. In addition, many of us have already created materials
that we would like to add to our web; for example, papers and CVs. If we
want to make these files accessible to the World Wide Web, it is
necessary to upload them to our WWW directories.
Here are instructions for uploading files to your account.
Uploading a Small Text From a Macintosh or Windows Machine
If you're uploading a small file, you can simply copy all of the
text in your file to your clipboard and paste it into a pico document.
Otherwise, you'll need to upload the file by following the steps below.
Basic Steps for Uploading Files
To upload a file from your desktop computer, you will do the following:
Look over your file. Mark up anything that requires
special formatting.
Save your file under a new name as plain ASCII text.
e.g., "text only" in Microsoft Word or "ASCII (DOS)
Text" in WordPerfect.
Use a communications program to upload the file to the WWW directory
in your mail account; e.g., "Fetch" on Macintosh or "WFTP" on Windows.
If necessary, change the permissions for the file so that everyone
can read it.
Below are some specific ways of accomplishing these steps on various desktop
computers.
Step 2 for MicroSoft Word (for Macintosh or Windows)
Let's assume you have a document named "paper" open in
Microsoft Word. Go to the File menu and choose Save As.
When the dialog opens, give it a new name, like "paper.txt".
At the bottom of the dialog window, you'll see a pop-up menu
called "Save File as Type": choose the file type "Text Only
with Linebreaks." Click on the Save or OK button to save the
file.
Step 2 for WordPerfect 6.0 (for Windows)
Let's assume you have a document named "paper" open in
WordPerfect. Go to the File menu and choose Save As. When
the dialog opens, give it a new name, like "paper.txt". At
the bottom of the dialog window, you'll see a pop-up menu
called "Save File as Type": choose the file type "ASCII (DOS)
Text." Click on the OK button to save the file.
Step 2 for WordPerfect 5.1 (for DOS)
Let's assume you have a document named "paper" open in
WordPerfect. Press Control-F5. You'll see menu items at the
bottom of the screen. Choose "1. DOS Text" and then "1.
Save". Give the file a new name, like "paper.txt".
Step 3 for a Macintosh Connected to Ethernet or Running MacSLIP
Use the Fetch program. Start the program. Fill in the
blanks with the name of the machine (for example,
mail.sas.upenn.edu), your login name, and your password.
You will see the files in your account. Click on the Put
button, and then Open your file. Fetch will then give you an
opportunity to rename your file. Use a short name (with no
blanks) because you will have to type it in again in a
moment.
Step 3 for a Windows Machine Connected to Ethernet or Running PPP
Use an FTP program like WFTP. Start the program. If you
don't see the name of your mail machine (e.g.
mail.sas.upenn.edu), you may have to choose New from the
Session menu. Fill in the blanks with the name of the mail
machine, your login name, and your password. Then click on
the Connect button, and the program will connect to your
account. You will see the files in your (remote) account to
the right and the files on your (local) machine to the left.
Select your file from the left side (perhaps changing
directories) and click on the >>Copy>> button. WFTP will
then give you an opportunity to rename your file.
Step 3 for a Computer Using an Ordinary Communications Program
on a Modem
Start the program and log on to your email account. Find
Kermserve on your menu. Follow the instructions.
Or go to the unix prompt (the "shell") and type "kermit".
Then type "put" and the name of the file. You'll be asked to
escape back to your local program to start kermit there.
Start a kermit file transfer from your communications
program. Watch the file being sent.
Step 4
Log on to your account, and use the unix command cd to move to
your WWW area. Then, if necessary, use the command chmod 644
filename (where filename is the name of the file you
uploaded). This command will allow everyone to read the file, but only
you will be able to change it.
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